Vine turner



Sept- 20, 1949- c. T. MGCREADY 2,482,356

VINE TURNER` Filed Oct. 21, 1946 Patented Sept. 20,7 194g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEv VINE TURNER Charles T. McCready, Onley, Va. Application October 21, 1946, Serial No. 704,640

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to an implement i forming an attachmentto a vine cultivator or in other words a vine turner for use in combination with a cultivator. n

This invention is an improvement on my 1nventon Patent No. 1,516,021 of November 18, 1924, and No. 1,563,765 of December 1, 1925.

The objects and advantages of this invention will be understood from ,the subjoined description with the aid of the attached drawing.

In the drawing; y

Figurev 1 shows a vine cultivator in perspective view with attached vine turners of this invention in position of operation;

Figure 2 a view in vertical section of the main vine turner with a supporting arm and two trailer shanks;

Figure 3 is a view of the second vine turner and its holder block;

Figure 4 a front elevation of a bracket for the securing arm in Figure 2;

Figure 5 a length section thereof on a plane along line 5--5 of Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a diagram in plan view of the relative positions of the three pairs of vine turner shanks as secured on the cultivator Ill indicating the entanglement of several vine branches, in dot and dash lines.

In the drawing like numerals denote the same details in the different views.

Numeral Il] denotes in general a cultivator of the kind usually employed by a vine grower and numeral II the side bars of the cultivator frame and numeral I2 is a bracket as described in my Patent 1,562,765 for securing the arm I3 of the present turner denoted in general by numeral I4. This bracket I2 permits the raising and lowering of the carrying arm I3 as well as turning of it in the bracket and also permits lateral adjustment as described in said patent.

This invention therefore actually resides in the construction of the turner device I4 itself.

The lower end of this slanting arm I3 has a sharp bend to the rear to form the main turner shank I1 and a pointed ground digger I5 is permanently secured thereon. The same is provided with a rearward sleeve extension I6 for carrying said trailing vine turner shank I1. This ground digger point I5 is a separate forging, open on one side and folded around the bend I3a while hot to form a permanent fixture on said arm. This shank extends some distance to the rear of the digger point I5 and may be straight or preferably slightly bent as desired, as seen in Figure 1.

In addition to the shank I1 a second trailing shank is provided which is designated I8 and is secured as by threads or the like in the removable shank holder IB and having a sleeve 20 fitting around the rod or arm I3 and secured thereon by a set screw 2|, see Figure 2, so as t0 be adjustable up and down thereon, as well as removable therefrom in case only one trailing shank I'I is needed at a time.

While the trailing shank I1 is straight or nearly so, the shank I8 is provided with a for- Wardly directed crook 22 at its rear end.

Beside the two Shanks I'I, I8 carried on bracket I2 and universally adjustable as stated, a third shank 25 is provided on a similar bracket 26 secured further to the rear on the cultivator frame II. This third shank 25 has a rearward bend 21 near its bracket 26 and then extends substantially in straight forward direction.

These shanks made of stout wire, are preferably provided in pairs to right and left of the frame as indicated in the diagram, Figure 6 and have the function to entangle with the vines 28 lying loose on the ground as indicated in said diagram by dot and dash lines.

It is to be understood that the invention as herein disclosed may be varied from the details described and shown Without departure from the spirit of the subjolned claims.

I claim:

1. A vine turner for attachment to a cultivator having a universally adjustable bracket on the frame thereof, comprising a one piece rod bent to provide a, mounting arm and a trailing shank, the arm and shank being arranged to form an acute angle, the arm being adapted to be secured to the cultivator frame by said bracket to extend forwardly and downwardly, the trailing shank extending rearwardly from the lower end of the arm, and a ground digger point comprising a solid metal body having a rear side provided with an opening in which the angle portion of said rod positions, the sides of the opening of the digger point being extended inwardly into the angle formed between the arm and the trailing shank to partially enclose the bar'and secure the digger point thereto.

2. A vine turner for attachment to a cultivator having a universally adjustable bracket secured to the frame thereof, comprising a one piece rod bent to form an arm and a trailer shank disposed at an acute angle, said arm being adapted to be secured to the cultivator frame by said adjustable bracket to extend downwardly and forwardly, the trailer shank being extended rearwardly from the lower end of the arm, a digger point secured to the bar across the bend thereof, a second trailing shank comprising a bar member having one end threaded, and means for attaching the second trailer shank to said arm comprising a body formed to provide a sleeve portion through which the arm extends and an angularly disposed socketed portion which is internally screw threaded to receive the threaded end of the second shank, and means carried by said sleeve portion Vfor securing thersame tothe l" 1` 3. A vine turner ofthe character described in claim 2 wherein the angular relation of said sleeve portion and said socket is approximately the same as the angular relation between the arm and the first trailing shank, the body forming the sleeve and shank having a lower end portion formed to first rod adjacent to the point of connection between the arm and the first trailing shank, the

facilitate disposing the body'rin close proximity Y to the rear side of said digger point whereby the threaded end portion ofthe second trailingv shank may be disposed above and in close proximity to the first trailingshank. Y.

4. In a vine turner designed for attachmentito a cultivator, the novel combination and varrange-r ment of elements comprising anrarm adapted to be secured at one end to the cultivator frame to extend downwardly land forwardly, thetrailing shank extending rearwardly from the lower end of said arm, said trailing shank having a rear end` portion angularly disposedto extend rearwardly and laterally with respect to the line of movement of the cultivator, a second trailing second trailing shank extending rearwardly and laterally with respect to the forward end portion of the first trailing shank and then curving inwardly across the bend of the first trailing shank and extending forwardly upon the inner side of the first trailing shank and atan r`elevation above the same, and a third shank securedlat one end to the cultivator frame lat a'substantial distance rearwardly of the point of attachment of said arm Vto the frame, said third shank curving outwardly and forwardly and having a long straight forward portion disposed at an'elevation above the first two trailing shanks and positioned at a greater distance laterally from the cultivator frame than the lfirst two trailing shanks and terminating at itslforward end just behind the forward ends of the first mentioned trailing shanks.

1 ,Y CHARLES T. MCCREADY.

.REFERENCES verrno.y

The following references are ofrecord inthe file of this patent: Y

UNITED STATES PATENTS l Number Name Date 1,201,259 Collins Q V V "OCt. 1'7, 1916 1,563,765 McCready A Dec.1,' 1925 1,602,651

Counts V Oct.i12v, 1926 

